Year: 2024
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Nigel Jones Questions NHS Regarding Increase in Strokes Among Healthy, Middle Aged People in UK
The NHS has reported a concerning 55% increase in strokes among healthy middle-aged individuals over the past two decades, with 12,533 people in their 50s and 19,421 in their 60s suffering strokes last year. Sir Stephen Powis, the NHS medical director, attributed this alarming trend to lifestyle factors but provided no specific explanations. The author,…
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Philippines’ Right to Arm Amid Rising China Tensions
The United States’ indefinite deployment of its Typhon missile system in the northern Philippines is intended to oppose China’s influence in the region, escalating tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. While Philippine leaders welcome the measure for national security, China cautions that it may destabilize the area and spark an arms race.…
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Ukraine Fires US-Made Long Range Missiles to Russia After Greenlight From Biden
President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles to conduct strikes within Russian territory, marking a significant shift in U.S. policy amid ongoing tensions in the region. This decision allows Ukrainian forces to target military assets in the Kursk area, where North Korean troops have been deployed to assist Russia. While this…
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Germany Suspects Sabotage As Second Baltic Sea Cable Cut
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has labeled the damage to two undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea as likely sabotage, following outages of a 218-km cable between Lithuania and Sweden and a 1,200-km cable connecting Finland and Germany. Pistorius expressed skepticism regarding accidental damage, suggesting instead that this incident reflects “hybrid action” amid rising…
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Pandemic Fund Prioritizes Profits Over Chronic Health Needs
The U.S. and other nations have committed nearly $1 billion to the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund, which aims to strengthen global pandemic preparedness. Critics argue that the fund primarily benefits private interests like the Gates Foundation and Big Pharma by prioritizing vaccine development and expanding surveillance, especially in developing countries. The fund’s strategic plan includes…
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Hackers Outsmart MFA, Pushing for Stronger Defenses
The FBI cautions that fraudsters are bypassing multifactor authentication (MFA) by obtaining “Remember Me” session cookies, granting access to accounts that do not require passwords or codes. To protect themselves, users should erase their cookies, avoid strange URLs, and keep track of their login history. While multi-factor authentication (MFA) remains critical for security, other technologies…
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Denmark Will Introduce World’s First Livestock CO2 Tax by 2030
Denmark’s government has finalized the implementation of the “Green Tripartite” deal, a groundbreaking agreement that will introduce a world-first CO2 emissions tax on agriculture, targeting methane emissions from livestock starting in 2030. The plan aims to reduce nitrogen emissions by nearly 14,000 tonnes annually. While the initiative is hailed as a significant environmental reform, it…
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NATO and Vaccines: Twin Sacred Cows of Western Elites
The article discusses historical assurances made by Western leaders, particularly U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev regarding NATO’s expansion during German unification in 1990, which were later broken. Declassified documents reveal that multiple leaders had considered NATO membership for Central and Eastern European countries but led the Soviets to believe…
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GCash Security Breach Highlights Risks as Philippines Moves Toward Digital Currency
The Philippine central bank is examining GCash following accusations of unauthorized transfers, which the company blamed on an internal system problem. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has directed GCash to swiftly rectify the issue and compensate affected customers. BSP will conduct additional vulnerability assessments and assure regulatory compliance. GCash, which has 94 million users, has informed…
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Senator Pimentel Urges Fiscal Discipline Amid Record National Debt
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel urged the government to show fiscal discipline in the face of mounting national debt, which reached a record high of P15.89 trillion in September. He voiced concern that an increasing share of government money is being spent on debt payments rather than public welfare. Pimentel opposed the reliance on new…
